Spectacular Fireball Lights Up UK Sky 68
The Bad Astronomer writes "An extremely bright meteor burned up over Ireland and the northern UK around 22:00 UTC on Friday night, and was apparently witnessed by thousands of people. It traveled east to west, and was moving relatively slowly. It may have been an actual rock, or it may have been some human-made space debris — a satellite or rocket booster — burning up. Space junk tends to move more slowly, so that's a potential suspect, though orbiting debris usually moves in the opposite direction. I'm collecting pictures and images on my Bad Astronomy blog."
I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:5, Funny)
Anything entering the atmosphere at 50 km/sec definitely belongs to the category "was".
Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:0, Funny)
Actually its the Star Gate SG1 team blowing up the Ga'oul spaceship
Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:4, Funny)
However, if it had the size of a little moon, you'd belong to the category "was" by now.
Was that you, Sir Richard Branson . . . ? (Score:4, Funny)
I didn't hear about his Virgin Fireball project yet.
Was that, by sheer coincidence, around pub closing time . . . ?
Re:Saw this (Score:3, Funny)
If you are now blind and being attacked by plants, I may have a theory....
Re:Once saw a great fireball from Melbourne (Score:5, Funny)
A bright head with a trail behind it, but then the object exploded, spraying material in all directions and burned out very quickly.
That's what she said.
Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:5, Funny)
Everyome who looked at it... (Score:5, Funny)
...will go blind and be eaten by ambulatory carnivorous plants. Sorry to deliver the bad news.
Re:Once saw a great fireball from Melbourne (Score:3, Funny)
A bright head with a trail behind it, but then the object exploded, spraying material in all directions and burned out very quickly.
That's what she said.
SeaFox, ladies and gentlemen! He's here all week.
Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... (Score:5, Funny)
You mean if it was a meatier meteor?